Patricia Anne Gaughan
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Senior status. Born 1953.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Sep 29, 1995
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Dec 22, 1995
- Commissioned
- Dec 26, 1995
- Senior status
- Oct 1, 2023
Education
- B.A., St. Mary's College, Notre Dame, Indiana, 1975
- J.D., Notre Dame Law School, 1978
Career
- Assistant county prosecutor, Criminal Trial Division, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, 1978-1983, 1984-1987
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Economic Crime Division, Northern District of Ohio, 1983-1984
- Adjunct professor, Cleveland Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University, 1983-1987
- Private practice, Cleveland, Ohio, 1984-1987
- Judge, Cuyahoga County [Ohio] Court of Common Pleas, 1987-1995
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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